वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-73, verse-15

स भीमकार्मुकशरः कृष्णाञ्जनचयोपमः ।
रक्तास्यनयनः क्रूरो बभौ मृत्युरिवान्तकः ॥१५॥

15. sa bhīmakārmukaśaraḥ kṛṣṇāñjanacayopamaḥ ,
raktāsyanayanaḥ krūro babhau mṛtyurivāntakaḥ.

15. sa bhīma kārmuka śaraḥ kṛṣṇa añjana caya upamaḥ
rakta āsya nayanaḥ krūraḥ babhau mṛtyuḥ iva antakaḥ

15. saḥ bhīma kārmuka śaraḥ kṛṣṇa añjana caya upamaḥ
rakta āsya nayanaḥ krūraḥ mṛtyuḥ antakaḥ iva babhau

15. He, possessing a formidable bow and arrows, and resembling a heap of black collyrium, with a blood-red mouth and eyes, appeared cruel, like death (mṛtyu) or the destroyer (antaka).

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• भीम (bhīma) - dreadful, formidable, terrifying

• कार्मुक (kārmuka) - bow (made of kārmuka wood)

• शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - black, dark

• अञ्जन (añjana) - collyrium, eye-salve

• चय (caya) - heap, pile, mass

• उपमः (upamaḥ) - resembling, like

• रक्त (rakta) - red, blood-red

• आस्य (āsya) - mouth, face

• नयनः (nayanaḥ) - eye

• क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

• बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, was radiant

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the destroyer, Yama (god of death)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भीम (bhīma) - dreadful, formidable, terrifying

(adjective)

masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable

From root 'bhī' (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: First part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'bhīmakārmukaśaraḥ'

कार्मुक (kārmuka) - bow (made of kārmuka wood)

(noun)

masculine, singular of kārmuka

kārmuka - a bow; made of the kārmuka tree

Note: Second part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'bhīmakārmukaśaraḥ'

शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow; reed

Root: śṛ (class 1)

Note: Third part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'bhīmakārmukaśaraḥ', meaning 'one who has dreadful bow and arrows'.

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - black, dark

(adjective)

masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark; dark-blue; Krishna

Note: First part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'kṛṣṇāñjanacayopamaḥ'

अञ्जन (añjana) - collyrium, eye-salve

(noun)

masculine, singular of añjana

añjana - anointing, applying collyrium; collyrium, eye-salve

From root 'añj' (to anoint)

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Second part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'kṛṣṇāñjanacayopamaḥ'

चय (caya) - heap, pile, mass

(noun)

masculine, singular of caya

caya - heap, pile, collection, mass

From root 'ci' (to collect, pile up)

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Third part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'kṛṣṇāñjanacayopamaḥ'

उपमः (upamaḥ) - resembling, like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upama

upama - likeness, comparison; resembling, like

Note: Fourth part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'kṛṣṇāñjanacayopamaḥ', meaning 'one who resembles a heap of black collyrium'.

रक्त (rakta) - red, blood-red

(adjective)

masculine, singular of rakta

rakta - red, dyed, colored, beloved

Past Passive Participle

From root 'rañj' (to color, dye)

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: First part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'raktāsyayananaḥ'

आस्य (āsya) - mouth, face

(noun)

masculine, singular of āsya

āsya - mouth, face

Note: Second part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'raktāsyayananaḥ'

नयनः (nayanaḥ) - eye

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nayana

nayana - leading; eye

From root 'nī' (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Third part of the Bahuvrīhi compound 'raktāsyayananaḥ', meaning 'one who has red mouth and eyes'.

क्रूरः (krūraḥ) - cruel, fierce, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, dreadful

बभौ (babhau) - shone, appeared, was radiant

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhā

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root 'bhā'

Root: bhā (class 2)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, dying; the god of death

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अन्तकः (antakaḥ) - the destroyer, Yama (god of death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaka

antaka - end-maker, destroyer; the god of death (Yama)

From 'anta' (end) + 'ka' (maker)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+ka)

• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• ka – maker, doer
  suffix (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

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